Why is Washington D.C. called the District of Columbia?

From Territory to District of Columbia. So back to the naming of the City of Washington and the Territory of Columbia. The first was obviously to honor the great man that was our first president. The latter, you may not know, is for Christopher Columbus, the man who “discovered” the New World. read more

The area where D.C. stands was once part of two states, namely Maryland and Virginia. Â Under the U.S. Constitution, the District of Columbia was created to house the capital district of the U.S. government back in 1790. Â By 1846, though, the part of Virginia was returned to this particular state with the remaining parts of Maryland considered as its federal district. Â Washington was the name of the city inside this federal district, and so the U.S. capital is officially Washington, D.C. read more

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America. Founded after the American Revolution as the seat of government of the newly independent country, Washington was named after George Washington, first President of the United States and Founding Father. read more